1. What is Pre-Employment Testing?
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What is Pre-Employment Testing?
Pre-employment tests are an objective and standardized way of
gathering data on candidates during the hiring process.
All professionally developed, well-validated pre-employment
tests have one thing in common: they're an efficient and reliable
means of gaining insight into the capabilities and behavioral
traits of prospective employees.
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What kinds of tests are used to assess candidates?
Aptitude Tests
Aptitude tests measure critical thinking and problem solving
skills, as well as the ability to learn, digest, and apply new
information.
Because so many jobs require critical thinking skills, aptitude
tests can be used in almost any occupational context.
However, they are especially useful for mid- and higher-level
jobs.
Research shows that aptitude tests are the single best
predictor of job performance.
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What kinds of tests are used to assess candidates?
Personality Tests
Personality tests measure traits such as extraversion,
openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness.
Personality tests can help determine if a candidate’s
behavioral tendencies are a good match from a job-fit and
cultural-fit perspective.
They help answer questions such as: Will someone be
comfortable in this position? Do they have behavioral traits
that are statistically linked to success in this kind of role?
Unlike with aptitude tests, there are no right or wrong
answers on personality tests.
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What kinds of tests are used to assess candidates?
Skills Tests
Skills tests measure job-related competencies.
These tests may assess broad skills, such as verbal, math, and
communication skills, or narrower ones like typing and
computer skills.
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Which test should I use?
To maximize the effectiveness of pre-employment testing,
Criteria Corp recommends using more than one type of test per
candidate.
It’s most common to pair an aptitude test with a personality test,
or a skills test with a personality test.
By using tests as a reliable, objective source of job-related data
on candidates, hiring managers can streamline hiring processes
and make more informed hiring decisions.
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About Criteria Corporation
Criteria Corp is a leading provider of web-based pre-employment
testing services. Our mission is to make high-quality preemployment testing solutions accessible to companies of all sizes.
Our testing system, HireSelect, is an SaaS solution that enables
organizations to better manage their most important asset —
their human capital — by providing state-of-the-art assessment
tools to increase the effectiveness of the employee selection and
retention process. HireSelect features aptitude, personality, and
skills tests.